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Topic : Indigenous Food

How colonialists used language to undermine indigenous food systems

Another special vegetable called mushungushungu in Shona (solanum nigrum) was given the name black nightshade.

By Charles Dhewa Dec. 10, 2025

How colonialists used language to undermine indigenous food systems

African food markets thrive on undocumented knowledge and systems

Why are African territorial markets good at aggregating and distributing indigenous food?

By Charles Dhewa Aug. 27, 2025

African food markets thrive on undocumented knowledge and systems

Making agroecology and its products more consumer-centric

Many African communities know their food is nutritious but may not express it in the language of balanced diet or any other nutrition terms.

By Charles Dhewa Jun. 19, 2024

Making agroecology and its products more consumer-centric

Trading in raw commodities generates more knowledge than processed food

This can trigger appropriate investments to sustain maximum production. In such production zones, gluts cause much physical wastage as well as economic losses due to suppressed prices.

By Charles Dhewa Jun. 21, 2023